Box with Soft and Minute Design in Underglaze Blue – Qilin
H 13.5 x W 25.0 x D 12.0 cm,Year.2022Yukiko Kido
1984 -- Ceramics
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Price Range
Under $4,500
Info
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close - Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 3
About the Artwork
The qilin is said to herald the coming of a peaceful world without conflict or chaos and is a symbol of happiness and prosperity. I made this believing and hoping for the COVID-19 pandemic to settle down and for a bright future to come. The action of opening and closing the lid is sacred and makes one have a special feeling. I think the charm of a covered box is that because there is a lid, we imagine what is inside the box and there is a possibility of the result being either good or bad.
Description
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CategoryCeramics
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MaterialsPorcelain clay
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DimensionsH 13.5 x W 25.0 x D 12.0 cm
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Year presented2022
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RarityUnique
Techniques Used
Blue underglaze
Blue and white porcelain (sometsuke) is made by painting blue underglaze decorations on white bisque-fired pottery using a cobalt-rich pigment known as zaffer (gosu). The piece is then coated with a transparent glaze and fired. This technique for making blue and white porcelain has been used in China since around the twelfth century during the Yuan Dynasty.
Overglaze enamel
Overglaze enamel decorations (iro-e, literally “colored pictures”) are achieved by applying designs to the surface of already glazed and fired porcelain. The decorations are painted over the glaze, and the piece is fired again at a low temperature of approximately 800℃. The pigments used in traditional overglaze decorations are known as wa enogu (“Japanese paints”) and offer a palette of colors such as red, blue, yellow, green, and purple. Overglaze enameling may also be done with Western pigments (yō enogu).
Awards received
- The 62nd Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2022)
- Incentive Award
